Reinhold boeklen



A(No Model.)

R. BOEKLEN.

GATE VALVE.

PatentedV Aug. 1 l1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

REINHOLD BOEKLEN, OF GOSHEN, NW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THRDS T() BURHANS VAN STEENBERGH, 0F SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,826, dated August 1, 1882.

Application filed January 7, 1882. (No model.) n

To all whom it'may concern:

Beit known that I, REINHOLD BOEKLEN, of the town of Goshen, in the county of Orange and State of N ew Yrk,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gate-Valves,

of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to have a gatevalve with a straight unobstructed passage through it, but of a less expensive construe 1o tion than those heretofore in use, with provision to adj usi, tighten,and lockit upon its sea-t, and also with provision to clear it from all obstructions, and suitable at any time to conduct gas, soap, tar, beer, sugar, srups, and

many chemical uids.

The invention consists essentially in the combination and arrangement of the vibratory gate and the jointed semi-valve-chest sides, one of them having the seat of the valve and zo the other with adjusting and stopping setscrewsfand both provided with blow-oft' plugs or cocks or means for the purpose of drawing 0E the waste matter,` as hereinafter more fully set forth.

2 5 In the drawings annexed, Figurelrepresents aside elevation of the valve as applied to a vertical pipe and constructed according to my invention. A part of its chest is shown removed, so as to exhibit its interior. Fig. 2 is 3o a longitudinal central section ofthe same applied to a horizontal pipe. Figi?) is a front view of the interior ot' the same with the cap ofthe chest removed. Fig. 4 is a face view of the exterior front side of same. Fig. isaface 3 5 View of the rear side ot' same. Fig. 6 is an interior face view ofthe valve and chest, its construction modied respectively to a more powerful operating-gear. y

A A represent the pipe-connection to which 4o the valve B is attached or applied, and to attach the valve to the pipe the same is either furnished with opposite threaded hubs, as shown, with anges to bolt to or with bellhubs to lead and cork the connecting-pipes A nA to it.

C represents the gate,and D the valve chest or case, which is constructed of two semi-sections, D and D, with an interior segmental chamber, E, and each with a similar-shaped 5o ange, E,on its ed ge,to bolt one upon the other. The gate C, when operated, vibrates in the chamber E, for which purpose said chamber is made sufficiently wide to allow the gate, when opened, the full passage of the core of the pipe A. And the gat-e also has a fulcrum-arbor, F, for which a bearing, F,s provided on the valve-chest. According to the purpose for which the valve is to be used and its size, the construction ot the moving-gear is made with more or less leverage. 6o

In valves requiring ordinary small power to move the gate the fulcrum-arbor F passes through a hub for its bearing F', formed on the chest, and provided with a stuffing-box nut, G, and to its end is attached or attachable a wrench or hand-lever, H, byv means of which the gate is vibrated and closed over the seat I or opened therefrom. v

Ifn valves of large size, or those requiring considerable power to operate, the gate has a 7o segmental toothed rim, m, and a pinion-gear, y, is employed to engage said rim. The pinion-gear in this case is furnished with an arbor passing through a threaded hub furnished with a stuftingbox nut, andto the arbor is applied a lever, crank, handle, or wrench, and said threaded hub is formedon the side ofthe chest. In gates requiringI more powerful leverage to operate them the pinion-gear is subv stituted by means of a screwworm, the rim ot' l 8o the gate is toothed to engage the worm, and

the worm-shaft passes through a tangential-v arranged hub cast on the chest and provided with'the proper stuffing-box to hold said shaft packed tightly, and the lever, crank, handle, or `wrench is applied to the outside end of said worm-shaft. g

In the application of the valve for certain purposes a seat for the gate may be provided on each side of it or on each section D and 9o D, as shown in Fig. 2.

The gate in all cases is made slightly wedgeshaped, so as to become tightened as brought home to close and to open readily. In most cases it is sufficient to form the seat only on one ot' 95 the sections D or D" of the valve-chest, as shown in Fig. 1. In such case the valve is always arranged on the pipe-connection to have the pressure of the gas, air, steam, or other iuid upon the gate, so as to force it upon its 10c seat.

J J represent locking and adjusting screws applied in the section D, or section opposite the bearing-valve seat. Said screws are used for the purpose ot' adjusting the gate against its seat, to cause it to closetightly, to take up its wear, and serve also, by setting them upon the gate tightly, as ameans for locking the gate positively whenever such is required.

K represents a waste cup or poclret,\vhich is arranged on the downward part ot' the case or chest, as shown in Figs. 1,3, and 5. Its object is to accumulate and collect all residue, grit, or tar, to take it from the gate, and thereby avoid the clogging and obstructing the operation ot' the gate.- Said waste-cup Kis furnished with the cup or lid L, to remove the collected tar, grit, orother residue.

M represents a blow-ott screw-plug, (or it may be a valveg) and Na suitable plugor valve, which is provided for readily attaching a hose or other connection with Water, steam, or other requisite Huid under pressure. The object ot' said plug or valve M and plug or valve Nis to readily introduce steam, water, air, or some suitable compressed solntive fluid or agent into the valve-chest to soften, dissolve, and blow out any residue or other substance causing the clogging and obstructing the motion ofthe gate, which operation is performed by opening the valve N and withdrawing the plug M. Said clogging and obstructions are very frequent, and cause great inconvenience in gas-houses, soap-factories, breweries, retineries, and chemical works, and many other establishments where substances of an adhesive or glutinous nature are used or manufactured. A cavity, J, is provided in the valve to lock it, bythe screw J,when required, permanently.

WVhat I claim as my invention,and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination and arrangement of the gate C and valve-chest D with the locking and adjusting screws J J, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

2. The combination and arrangement of the gate O and the valve-chest D with the wastecup K and its cap L, substantially as and for the purpose herein stated and shown.

3. The combination ot'thevalve-chest Dand the gate CT with the blow-oli' plugs orvalves M and N, provided and arranged substantially as and for the purpose herein mentioned.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Vhand this 5th day of January, 1882.

REINHOLD BOEKLEN.

In presence of- HENRY H. PAULsEN, FRANK J. EDWARDS. 

